‘We Are The World’ Hit #1 On Billboard Hot 100 This Day In 1985
April 13, 2022
![Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie at GRAMMY Awards February 25, 1986 at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California](https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/28d35d54a3c64e2b851790a18a1c4c18/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/220413_mj_lionelrichie_FEAT.jpg)
On this date in 1985, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie’s song “We Are the World,” which was performed by 43 artists who were billed as “USA for Africa,” reached #1 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. The song raised more than $63 million for humanitarian aid. #MJHumanitarian